IBM System x3750 M4 Type 8733, Installation And Service Manual

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Supported RAID cache cards
The following table lists the supported RAID cache cards:
Table 17. Supported RAID cache cards and where you can install the cache cards.
RAID cache card
Where to install the
card
Notes
ServeRAID M5100 Series 512
MB Cache/RAID 5 Upgrade
for IBM System x (RAID cache
card) You can install this
cache card in the
optional SAS adapter
connector on the
system board
or
the following
ServeRAID
controllers:
v
ServeRAID M5110
SAS/SATA
Controller for IBM
System x
v
ServeRAID M5120
SAS/SATA
Controller for IBM
System x
v
To keep the SDRAM on this cache card in a self-refresh
state, you can purchase and attach the optional
ServeRAID M5100 Series Battery Kit for System x.
v
Provides RAID levels 5 and 50 upgrade support.
v
Enables the ServeRAID controller to run MegaRAID
firmware.
v
Has 40-bit memory.
ServeRAID M5100 Series 512
MB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade for
IBM System x (RAID cache
card) You can install this
cache card to the
optional SAS adapter
connector on the
system board
or
the following
ServeRAID
controllers:
v
ServeRAID M5110
SAS/SATA
Controller for IBM
System x
v
ServeRAID M5120
SAS/SATA
Controller for IBM
System x
v
This cache card comes with a flash power module
(Supercap pack) that you can attach to this card. It
powers the integrated RAID subsystem long enough to
store the cache contents to flash in the event of a power
loss. The flash power module must be installed remotely
in the server (see “Installing a RAID adapter battery or
flash power module” on page 87 for information about
where to install the flash power module in the server).
v
Provides RAID levels 5 and 50 upgrade support.
v
Enables the ServeRAID controller to run MegaRAID
firmware.
v
Has 72-bit memory.
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